* be-: This is a prefix meaning "to make or become."
* friend: This is the root word, meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection."
* -ed: This is a suffix indicating the past tense.
* be-: This is a prefix meaning "to make or become."
* friend: This is the root word, meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection."
* -ed: This is a suffix indicating the past tense.